ELLIS, Peter Berresford

ELLIS, Peter Berresford. Also writes as Peter MacAlan, Peter Tremayne. British, b. 1943. Career: Brighton Herald (weekly newspaper), Brighton, England, junior reporter, 1960-62; worked as reporter, bus conductor, rifle range attendant, and dishwasher; assistant editor of publishing trade weeklies; Irish Post, deputy editor, 1970; Newsagent & Bookshop, editor, 1974-75; full-time writer, 1975-. Scrif-Celt (Celtic languages book fair), chairperson, 1985 and 1986. Publications: Wales--A Nation Again!: The Nationalist Struggle for Freedom, 1968; The Creed of the Celtic Revolution, 1969; (with S. Mac a'Ghobhainn) The Scottish Insurrection of 1820, 1970; (with Mac a'Ghobhainn) The Problem of Language Revival, 1971; A History of the Irish Working Class, 1972; (ed. and author of intro.) J. Connolly: Selected Writings, 1973; The Cornish Language and Its Literature, 1974; Hell or Connaught!: The Cromwellian Colonisation of Ireland, 1652-1660, 1975; The Boyne Water: The Battle of the Boyne, 1690, 1976; The Great Fire of London: An Illustrated Account, 1976; Caesar's Invasion of Britain, 1978; A Voice from the Infinite: The Life of Sir Henry Rider Haggard, 1856-1925, 1978; MacBeth: High King of Scotland, 1040-57 A.D., 1979; (with P. Williams) By Jove, Biggles!: The Life of Captain W.E. Johns, 1981, repr.as Biggles!: The Life of Captain W.E. Johns, with J. Scholfield, 1993; The Liberty Tree (novel), 1982; The Last Adventurer: The Life of Talbot Mundy, 1879-1940, 1984; Celtic Inheritance, 1985; The Celtic Revolution: A Study in Anti-Imperialism, 1985; The Rising of the Moon: A Novel of the Fenian Invasion of Canada, 1987; A Dictionary of Irish Mythology, 1987; 1989; The Celtic Empire: The First Millennium of Celtic History, c. 1000 B.C.-51 A.D., 1990; A Guide to Early Celtic Remains in Britain, 1991; A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, 1992; Celt and Saxon: The Struggle for Britain A.D. 410-937, 1993; The Celtic Dawn: A History of Pan Celticism, 1993; The Book of Deer, 1994; The Druids, 1994; Celtic Women: Women in Celtic Society and Literature, 1996; Celt and Greek: Celts in the Hellenic World, 1997; Celt and Roman: The Celts of Italy, 1998; The Chronicles of the Celts: New Tellings of Their Myths and Legends, 1999; Erin's Blood Royal: The Gaelic Noble Dynasties of Ireland, 1999. Author of six pamphlets on Celtic history and linguistics. Contributor to newspapers, periodicals and academic journals. AS PETER MACALAN: The Judas Battalion, 1983; Airship, 1984; The Confession, 1985; Kitchener's Gold, 1986; The Valkyrie Directive, 1987; The Doomsday Decree, 1988; Fireball, 1991; The Windsor Protocol, 1993. AS PETER TREMAYNE: The Hound of Frankenstein, 1977; Dracula Unborn, 1977, in US as Bloodright: A Memoir of Mircea, Son of Vlad Tepes of Wallachia, Also Known as Dracula, 1979; (ed. and author of intro.) Masters of Terror: William Hope Hodgson, Vol. 1, 1977; The Vengeance of She, 1978; The Revenge of Dracula, 1978; The Ants, 1979; The Curse of Loch Ness, 1979; (ed.) Irish Masters of Fantasy, 1979, as The Wondersmith and Other Tales, 1988; The Fires of Lan-Kern, 1978; Dracula, My Love, 1980; Zombie!, 1981; The Return of Raffles, 1981; The Morgow Rises!, 1982; The Destroyers of Lan-Kern, 1982; The Buccaneers of Lan-Kern, 1983; Snowbeast!, 1983; Raven of Destiny, 1984; Kiss of the Cobra, 1984; Swamp!, 1985; Angelus!, 1985; My Lady of Hy-Brasil and Other Stories, 1987; Nicor!, 1987; Trollnight!, 1987; Ravenmoon, 1988, in US as Bloodmist, 1988; Island of Shadows, 1991; Aisling and Other Irish Tales of Terror, 1992; Dracula Lives!, 1993; (with P. Haining) The Un-Dead: The Legend of Bram Stoker and Dracula, 1997; Valley of the Shadow, 1998; Our Lady of Darkness, 2000; Smoke in the Wind, 2003. SISTER FIDELMA MYSTERY SERIES: Murder by Absolution, 1994; Shroud for the Archbishop, 1995; Suffer Little Children, 1995; Hemlock at Vespers: Fifteen Sister Fidelma Mysteries, 2000. CELTIC MYSTERY SERIES: The Subtle Serpent, 1996; The Spider's Web, 1997; The Monk Who Vanished, 1999; Act of Mercy, 1999. As Peter Tremayne, contributor of short stories to magazines and anthologies in Britain and the United States. Address: c/o A. M. Heath and Co. Ltd, 79 St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4AA, England.